Stacy Francis (born April 16, 1969) is an American singer and actress. She is best known for being a part of the girl group Ex Girlfriend and as a contestant in the first season of The X Factor USA. Francis has also made some television appearances on some shows. She also performed for Tom Cruise at his 40th birthday.[1]

Music career

1989-1999: Ex Girlfriend and Broadway

Francis was a part of an all female group called Ex Girlfriend (band). The members consisted of Monica Boyd, Julia Roberson, Tisha Hunter, and Stacy Francis. They were signed to Reprise Records and released two studio albums. The band disbanded in 1994.[2] Francis also had a lead role in the Broadway musical Footloose as well as several other shows [3]

Personal life

Francis is the daughter of an Italian American father and African American mother. She has two children. At her X Factor audition, she said that in her early 30s, she had been in a bad relationship with somebody who apparently abused her, and who "kept telling [her] that [she] wasn't good enough" and "[she] started believing it" and then lost her self-confidence.[5] After that, she met the father of her first child.